Hiking Resume

Papa Smurf’s Adventure Resume:  

Hiking, Backpacking, Highpointing, Long Distance Thru-hiking and The Triple Crown:  This blog tells one part of the story of my quest to Live Life to its Fullest!   Join me on the adventure and always remember, “It’s another FANTASTIC Day on the Trail!”

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Long Distance Thru-hiking:

• MM-2007 – The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, now called the New England National Scenic Trail [link] (Northbound - 117 miles)
• LT-2009 – The Long Trail in Vermont (Southbound - 280 miles)
• AT-2010 – Appalachian Trail (Northbound - 2200 miles)
• SRKG-2011 – New Hampshire Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge-Greenway(SRKG) Loop (clockwise - 75mile loop)
• PCT-2012 – Pacific Crest Trail (Northbound - 2680 miles)
• CDT-2013? – Continental Divide Trail (Northbound)

Peak Bagging:

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• Catskill3500 -  #1688 to Climb all the New York Catskill Mountains over 3500 feet, many by map and compass
• NY46er - #6980 to climb all the 46 peaks in New York Adirondack 46ers
• New Hampshire 4000footers - climbed all 48 of the White Mountain Peaks in NH
• New England 4000 footers - climbed all 67 of the 4000 foot peaks in New England
• New England 100 Highest - climbed all 100 of the highest peaks in New England
• Northeast 111ers - climbed all 115 of the peaks in the Northeast 115 List (111 4000 footers plus the Adirondack Historics) 
• Highpointers Club  (State Highpoints - 16 of 50) 

Solstice Death March Hikes

• 2003 – The Presidential Traverse (The Iconic NH White Mountains Death March)[link]
• 2004 – The Devil's Path (Some consider it The Toughest Dayhike in the Northeast - Catskills NY) [link]
• 2005 – Pemi Loop (On the list of America's Hardest Dayhikes - Pemigewasset-Franconia Ridge Loop, White Mountains NH)[link]
• 2006 – MSGT - Monadnock-Sunapee-Greenway Traverse (Two-day 50 mile Solstice Death March)[link]
• 2007 -  ATLoop - Old AT meets the new on a 36-mile Solstice Death March loop of the Connecticut Appalachian Trail[link]
• 2008 – Wapack End-to-Ender - Two-day Solstice Death March of the Wapack Trail [link]
• 2009 – Taconic Crest Trail (35.5 traverse of the Taconic Crest Trail in Western Massachusetts) [link]
• 2010 - Appalachian Trail Four State Challange (47 miles thru VA, WV, MD & PA) Not on the solstice; but it's a death march. [link] 

Highpoints, Highlights and Travel Adventures:

• Mt. Washington, NH in 65 mile winds and –73 wind-chill – Jan 2, 2000 
• The Grand Acadia Traverse, Acadia National Park, ME - Aug 2001
• Mt. Rainier Expedition, WA – July 2002
• Mt Whitney Backpack, CA (long way via Cottonwood/New Army Pass) – Aug, 2003
• Mt. Whitney Backpack, CA (from Whitney Portal) – 2004
• Wildcat-Carter-Moriah Range, 1-day Endurance Traverse - 2003
• Mt. Katahdin, ME and the knife edge – 2009, 2003, 2002, 2000
• Mt. Adams, NH in 92 inches of snow
• Ice climbing in Huntington Ravine on Mt. Washington
• Hiking Tour of Ireland - May 2004
• Mt Ganett - Off-trail Backpack in the Wind River, Wyoming - Aug 2004
• (attempt on Mt Ganett and successful climb of Square Top Mt.)
• Mt Hood summit attempt, Oregon- 2005
• Hiking in Yosemite National Park - 2006
• Scuba Diving in Dominica - 2006
• Rafting the Grand Canyon - 2007
• Trap Dike Mountaineers Route, Adirondack High Peaks, NY - July 2007 
• High Sierra Route - part 1, backpacking Kings Canyon and Muro Blanco - 2007
• Touring Egypt including scuba diving in the Red Sea - 2008
• High Sierra Route, section hike - Dusy Basin to Lake Italy, through LeConte Canyon, Muir Pass, Evolution Basin, the Glacier Divide, Humphrey's Basin - 2009
• Touring Italy and Germany - 2011
• Touring Germany - 2012

Giving Back to the trail:

• Championed the Pioneer Valley Hiking Clubs participation in the construction of the Falls Brook Shelter/Cabin (at the junction of the 22-mile Tully Loop Trail and the New England National Scenic Trail (NET - formally the MM) [link to NET]
• Championed adoption of section 1&2 of the Metacomet-Monadnock trail by the Pioneer Valley Hiking Club [link to PVHC]
•  Assisted with the layout and construction of the first trail of the Kingston New Hampshire Town Forest Trail System [link]

Sports Related Education:

• Appalachian Mountain Club Leadership Training
• SOLO Wilderness First Aid Training
• Expedition Seminar on mountaineering, glacier travel, crevasse rescue, ice climbing, and route finding.
• Ice climbing and Avalanche Avoidance Class
• Rock Climbing Training
• CPR, airway and defibrillator training
• Kayaking Course
• Bushwhacking and Map & Compass

Current Associations:

• Pioneer Valley Hiking Club Member & Past President
• Highpointer Club of America – Current Member

Past Associations:

• Appalachian Mountain Club – Berkshire Chapter, NH Chapter
• Green Mountain Club
• Adirondack 46ers Club
• Catskills 3500 Club
• Randolph Mountain Club
• Trustees of the Reservations - Massachusetts 
• North American Family Campers Association - Pioneer Valley Chapter 8
• Kingston, NH Conservation Committee - Committee Member (1992 – 1993)